Elephants in Art — Page 7

432 artworks

Servants Cutting up an Elephant in the Presence of their Ruler

Servants Cutting up an Elephant in the Presence of their Ruler

Chessmen (32)

Chessmen (32)

Chessmen (32)

Chessmen (32)

Case (Inrō) with Design of Caparisoned Elephant Standing beneath Pine Tree (obverse); Three Children with Trumpet, Cymbals and Banner (reverse)

Case (Inrō) with Design of Caparisoned Elephant Standing beneath Pine Tree (obverse); Three Children with Trumpet, Cymbals and Banner (reverse)

Piece

Piece

鳥獣略画式|How to Draw Birds, Insects and Fish Simply (Chōjū ryakugashiki) 鳥獣略画式 by Kuwagata Keisai 鍬形蕙斎

鳥獣略画式|How to Draw Birds, Insects and Fish Simply (Chōjū ryakugashiki) 鳥獣略画式

Kuwagata Keisai 鍬形蕙斎, 1797, eighth month (Kansei 9)

Bacchus returning in Triumph from India by Edward Francis Burney

Bacchus returning in Triumph from India

Edward Francis Burney, 1790–1800

"Four Parts of the World" by Oberkampf Manufactory|Jean-Baptiste Huet I

"Four Parts of the World"

Oberkampf Manufactory|Jean-Baptiste Huet I, ca. 1788

One of a Set of Twelve Chair Strips

One of a Set of Twelve Chair Strips

清中期 八蠻進寶圖玉筆筒|Brush holder with tribute scene

清中期 八蠻進寶圖玉筆筒|Brush holder with tribute scene

Cityscape

Cityscape

Krishna's Earthly Ties, Page from a Dispersed Bivamangalastava

Krishna's Earthly Ties, Page from a Dispersed Bivamangalastava

King Dasaratha and His Retinue Proceed to Rama's Wedding: Folio from the Shangri Ramayana Series (Style II)

King Dasaratha and His Retinue Proceed to Rama's Wedding: Folio from the Shangri Ramayana Series (Style II)

Bed hanging

Bed hanging

Symbols of the Chakravartin: Folio from a Digambara Manuscript, Possibly the Shalibhadra

Symbols of the Chakravartin: Folio from a Digambara Manuscript, Possibly the Shalibhadra

Maharaja Raj Singh in Procession with Members of His Court by Nihal Chand

Maharaja Raj Singh in Procession with Members of His Court

Nihal Chand, ca. 1700

Moorish horseman in profile facing right, in the background a pyramid at left, many figures and an elephant, from 'Figures on Horseback' (Cavaliers nègres, polonais et hongrois) by Stefano della Bella

Moorish horseman in profile facing right, in the background a pyramid at left, many figures and an elephant, from 'Figures on Horseback' (Cavaliers nègres, polonais et hongrois)

Stefano della Bella, ca. 1651

Schön newes Modelbuch (Page 50r) by Sigismundus Latomus

Schön newes Modelbuch (Page 50r)

Sigismundus Latomus, 1608

Triumph of a Roman Emperor (left side) by Antonio Tempesta|Gasparo Alberti

Triumph of a Roman Emperor (left side)

Antonio Tempesta|Gasparo Alberti, 1603

Corona delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne: Libro I-IV, page 116 (recto) by Cesare Vecellio

Corona delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne: Libro I-IV, page 116 (recto)

Cesare Vecellio, 1601

Sheet 5: Elephants, from "The Triumph of Julius Caesar" by Andrea Andreani|Andrea Mantegna|Bernardo Malpizzi

Sheet 5: Elephants, from "The Triumph of Julius Caesar"

Andrea Andreani|Andrea Mantegna|Bernardo Malpizzi, 1599

Allegory of Asia, from "The Four Continents" by Philips Galle|Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder

Allegory of Asia, from "The Four Continents"

Philips Galle|Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder, ca. 1590–1600

1 of 8 plates on Hunting and Fishing by Hans Bol

1 of 8 plates on Hunting and Fishing

Hans Bol

"A Bathhouse Keeper is Consumed by Passion for his Beloved", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi by Amir Khusrau Dihlavi|Nar Singh

"A Bathhouse Keeper is Consumed by Passion for his Beloved", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

Amir Khusrau Dihlavi|Nar Singh, 1597–98

Allegory of Asia, from The Four Continents by Julius Goltzius|Maerten de Vos|Johannes Baptista Vrints

Allegory of Asia, from The Four Continents

Julius Goltzius|Maerten de Vos|Johannes Baptista Vrints, ca. 1560–1590

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Wild Animals, from antique wall paintings, plate 3 by Anonymous, Italian, mid-16th century|Antonio Lafreri

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Wild Animals, from antique wall paintings, plate 3

Anonymous, Italian, mid-16th century|Antonio Lafreri, 1547

The Indian Triumph of Bacchus by Enea Vico

The Indian Triumph of Bacchus

Enea Vico, ca. 1542

Alexander the Great by Colin Nouailher|Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen

Alexander the Great

Colin Nouailher|Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen, ca. 1541

Sheet with Drawings after Roman relief decorations from objects in the Collection of Cardinal Bruto della Valle. Recto: Friezes from Roman Sarcophagi with Dyonisus; Marble Funerary Relief of Lucius Antistius Sarculo and his wife Antistia Plutia by Anonymous, Italian, 16th century

Sheet with Drawings after Roman relief decorations from objects in the Collection of Cardinal Bruto della Valle. Recto: Friezes from Roman Sarcophagi with Dyonisus; Marble Funerary Relief of Lucius Antistius Sarculo and his wife Antistia Plutia

Anonymous, Italian, 16th century, 1534–1584

Venationes ferarum avium, piscium... by Jan Collaert I|Karel van Mallery|Cornelis Galle I|Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus

Venationes ferarum avium, piscium...

Jan Collaert I|Karel van Mallery|Cornelis Galle I|Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, 16th century

Krishna and the Kshatriya Maidens Proceed to Dvaraka: page from a Bhagavata Purana series by Sa Nana

Krishna and the Kshatriya Maidens Proceed to Dvaraka: page from a Bhagavata Purana series

Sa Nana, ca. 1520–30

Oxen and elephants, from 'The Triumph of Caesar' by Jacob of Strasbourg|Benedetto Bordone

Oxen and elephants, from 'The Triumph of Caesar'

Jacob of Strasbourg|Benedetto Bordone, 1504

Triumph of Alexander by Pinturicchio

Triumph of Alexander

Pinturicchio, ca. 1509

Horizontal panel

Horizontal panel

The Triumph of Caesar: The Elephants by Andrea Mantegna|Gian Marco Cavalli|Giulio Campagnola

The Triumph of Caesar: The Elephants

Andrea Mantegna|Gian Marco Cavalli|Giulio Campagnola, ca. 1497

Portrait medal of Isotta degli Atti (obverse); An Elephant (reverse) by Matteo de' Pasti

Portrait medal of Isotta degli Atti (obverse); An Elephant (reverse)

Matteo de' Pasti, model 1446 or later (possibly cast 16th century)

"Rustam Battles Sava", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) by Abu'l Qasim Firdausi

"Rustam Battles Sava", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi, 15th century

"Sam Comes to Inspect Rustam", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) by Abu'l Qasim Firdausi

"Sam Comes to Inspect Rustam", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi, ca. 1330–40

Side Element from a Halo

Side Element from a Halo

釈迦三尊十大弟子像|Shaka (Shakyamuni), the Historical Buddha, with Two Attendant Bodhisattvas and the Ten Great Disciples

釈迦三尊十大弟子像|Shaka (Shakyamuni), the Historical Buddha, with Two Attendant Bodhisattvas and the Ten Great Disciples

Vishnu Rescuing Gajendra, the Lord of the Elephants

Vishnu Rescuing Gajendra, the Lord of the Elephants

Rattle with Animals

Rattle with Animals

Figures Riding an Elephant

Figures Riding an Elephant

Lakshmi

Lakshmi

Ten of Clubs, Barnum's, from Harlequin Cards, 2nd Series (N220) issued by Kinney Bros. by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company

Ten of Clubs, Barnum's, from Harlequin Cards, 2nd Series (N220) issued by Kinney Bros.

Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company, 1889

チャリネ大曲馬御遊覧ノ図|Illustration of the Imperial Excursion to see the Charini's Circus (Charine daikyokuba goyūran no zu) by Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu

チャリネ大曲馬御遊覧ノ図|Illustration of the Imperial Excursion to see the Charini's Circus (Charine daikyokuba goyūran no zu)

Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu, November, 1886

The Colonial and Indian Reception at the Guildhall, 1886 by Elkington & Co.

The Colonial and Indian Reception at the Guildhall, 1886

Elkington & Co., 1886

Chiarini's Circus (Sekai daiichi charine daikyokuba) by Utagawa Masanobu

Chiarini's Circus (Sekai daiichi charine daikyokuba)

Utagawa Masanobu, September 4, 1886

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